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Re: Greengo post# 151

Thursday, 08/07/2008 10:15:56 AM

Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:15:56 AM

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Dear reader,

The world's most elite investors - we're talking about the richest 1% - are going green.

In fact, according to the United Nation’s Environment Program, these folks actually plowed $148 billion into the renewable energy sector last year.

But there's one catch...

Nearly none of those investment dollars are staying in the U.S.

You see, the most profitable renewable energy markets aren't anywhere near the U.S.

Truth is, despite all the "green" hype here at home, both Germany and China beat out total domestic green investment last year by more than $6 billion.

And countries like Spain, Norway, and even Tunisia have government-backed renewable energy initiatives that dwarf anything happening stateside.

Heck, even Latvia will be getting 42% of its electricity from renewables in less than 3 years.

Even in uncertain economic times, worldwide green investing marked significant growth in 2007

So it should